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PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
APPROVED Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2024
1. CALL TO ORDER
The duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called
to order by Chair Milne at 7:02 pm.
2. ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Milne, Chang, Yu, Holzman, and Wettan
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Pappajohn & Brunello
Parks & Recreation Director Glomstad, Recreation
Supervisor Crossfield, Parks Superintendent/Arborist
Holtz, Parks Supervisor Barron & Recording Secretary
Helley
Nemanja Colovic (BSC), Girl Scout Troop #61595 - Maya,
Lizzy, Chloe, Eleanor, Quynh, and Nirvi
Commissioner Holzman made a motion to approve the February minutes. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Chang, and the motion was approved. 4-0-3 (Yu abstained, Pappajohn
& Brunello absent)
4. CORRESPONDENCE
None
Presentation — Burlingame Aquatic Club — Will present at the April meeting
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
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6. OLD BUSINESS
None
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Approval of a Seed Library at the Burlingame Community Center
Recreation Supervisor Crossfield introduced herself, noting that Girl Scout Troup #61595 was
there to request approval for a seed library at the Burlingame Recreation Center. The group of six
5th grade girls from Franklin Elementary School are currently working on completing their Bronze
Award. The Bronze Award is the highest honor that a Girl Scout Junior can achieve within the
Girl Scouts organization. It represents a significant milestone in a Girl Scout's journey of
leadership, community service, and personal growth. To earn the Bronze Award, Girl Scout
Juniors must complete a leadership journey that involves identifying a community issue, planning,
implementing a project to address it, and reflecting on their experiences.
Troop #61595's proposed project is to organize a seed library. The girls took turns presenting to
the Commission. The girls explained that a seed library is a take -one -give -one library that allows
community members to exchange seeds for growing plants they no longer need for which others
may have a use. Their vision is to help community members get involved in gardening and growing
native plants. They noted there was a seed library at the Burlingame Public Library.
The Troop said that they would provide educational material and instructions on how to use the
library and promote the seed library by creating fliers and posters with information about its
benefits and distributing them at Burlingame Community Center, parks, hospitals, grocery stores,
and schools.
The Troop noted they would maintain the library by checking on the library every month,
performing yearly maintenance, and adding signage to allow community members to email the
Troop if any maintenance is needed. Within three years, the Troop said they would look to pass
on the seed library maintenance to a younger troop or remove the library.
Through the seed library, the Troop's goal is to promote growing plants native to California and
educate community members about the benefits.
Chair Milne thanked the Troop for the wonderful presentation and opened the floor to the
Commission for any questions.
Commissioner Wettan asked if the Troop had any examples of indigenous plants they would put
in the seed library. Troop member responded they had decided on a plant called the bleeding heart,
a pink flower that looks like an upside-down heart. In addition to monkey flowers, buckwheats,
and milkweed, they also decided on an indigenous strawberry, which is small but tastes very good.
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Commissioner Holzman noted there are some great options for how to display or organize the Seed
Library. She inquired how the Troop would decide which one to use. The girls noted that there
could be a vote for the community to choose which one they like the best.
Commissioner Milne asked how the group came up with this idea. The girls hosted a meeting to
brainstorm ideas for their Bronze project, and they wanted to be original and the idea of a Seed
Library was decided upon.
Commissioners Yu & Milne love this idea and the girls' plan to promote it to the community.
MOTION by Wettan to approve the Seed Library at the Burlingame Community Center.
Motion seconded by Chang. Motion approved 5-0-2 (Pappajohn and Brunello absent).
b. Design Approval for the Laguna Park Playground Renovation
Director Glomstad stated that the Laguna Park Playground Renovation Committee has been
working on an update to the Laguna Park Playground. Funds were available to develop the designs
for the park and to assist in determining how much money would be needed to renovate the twenty-
six -year -old playground. Landscape Architect John Cahalan was retained to work on the design.
Staff sent out a survey to gather community input and asked for intesested community members
to apply to be on the advisory Committee. The Laguna Park Playground Committee consisted of
two Commission members, three community members, three staff members, and the architect.
The final design incorporated many of the items from the survey results, such as slides, climbing
structures, swings, horizontal bars, creative/imaginative elements, and a spinning element. The
survey also indicated the playground should include both a 2-5-year-old and 5-12-year-old play
area. The final design is a Beach theme, with surfboards, lots of shade, and resilient surfacing with
ocean designs.
Commissioner Chang asked if the swings were for older kids. Glomstad noted the design is such
that there can be either bucket swings or strap swings. The Committee wanted bucket swings to
start; however, if the needs of the community change, they can be switched out for strap swings.
City Council authorized $50,000 for the design development phase of Laguna Park Playground
renovation as part of the FY23-24 Parks & Trees Capital Improvement Program. Funds to
complete the Laguna Playground Renovation Project will be requested for the 2024-25 Parks &
Trees Capital Improvement Program. The total project costs are expected to be $700,000.
MOTION by Holzman to approve the design for the Laguna Park Playground Renovation.
Motion seconded by Yu. Motion approved 5-0-2 (Pappajohn and Brunello absent).
8. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER REPORTS
a. Parks & Recreation Department Reports
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Glomstad reported the San Francisco Opera would be coming to Burlingame to perform a
shortened version of La Boheme on April 13 & 14 at 2pm. The free shows will be at Lot X next
to the Lions Hall.
The Muddy Mile event is on April 27, and the staff was looking for volunteers. Please email
Kelvin Coggins (kcoggins(c burlin ag me.org) or Kevin Gresh (kgresh(&burlin ag me.org) to
volunteer for the event.
On Monday night, the Council awarded the Mobility Hub Project, a renovation Burlingame Square
by the train station. Staff anticipates the construction will start when the high school releases for
the summer and be complete before the fall school session starts.
b. Commissioners Reports
Commissioner Wettan — No Report
Commissioner Yu — No Report
Commissioner Holzman — The Dog Park Committee met on Monday. One of the bigger topics
was the hours for Ray Park. Initially, the hours were from sunrise to sunset, but then there was a
temporary change from 9 am to sunset. There was a lot of correspondence and concerns from
the community about that being problematic for those who are trying to drop off their kids at
Lincoln and be able to bring the dogs or people trying to get to the Dog Park and still make it to
work on time. The Committee discussed the matter extensively and decided to change the hours
temporarily to 8 am to sunset to try to accommodate those desires. They will see how that goes
for the next several weeks.
Commissioner Milne — No Report
Commissioner Chang — No Report
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Burlingame Aquatic Club Presentation
Field Use Policy
9. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:29 pm.
The next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission is scheduled to be held in person on
Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 7:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Joleen Helley
Recording Secretary
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